Search Headlines & Links: July 20, 2007

Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:

From the SEW Blog:

Link Building is a Permanent InvestmentI occasionally end up speaking with webmasters who thing of link building as an activity that you do for a while, and then you stop, or slow down. It’s a mistake, and it’s not one that you want to make.

Google Results Good, But Not Good Enough?Google reported its second-quarter results yesterday, which showed rapid revenue growth and strength in its business. Unfortunately for Google, expenses rose more than analysts expected, and profits fell short of expectations.

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